Shots fired at house; two teens arrested...

SOUTH BEND

October 15, 2006

SOUTH BENDShots fired at house; two teens arrested Two teens were arrested Friday night after gun shots were fired at a house in the 1400 block of North Adams Street. The resident of the home, a 44-year-old woman, told police she had been lying on the couch in her front room when she heard four to six gun shots. She then dove onto the floor, she told officers. She was not injured. Police found several bullet holes on the outside wall of the house. Officers searched the neighborhood and stopped two men riding in a 1990 Chevrolet Corsica. Police searched the car and found a handgun that recently had been fired, beer and gin, according to a police report. After questioning the men, officers arrested them. An 18-year-old man was arrested on charges of possession of a handgun without a permit, being a minor in possession of alcohol, criminal recklessness and an outstanding warrant. The other man, also 18, was arrested on charges of possession of a handgun without a permit, criminal recklessness, false informing and being a minor in possession of alcohol. 11-year-old in custody after wielding knife An 11-year-old child is in custody at the Juvenile Justice Center after he allegedly tried to harm three other children with a knife on Friday afternoon, police reported. The 11-year-old reportedly chased a 7-year-old on Marine Street before he tried to harm two other children, ages 9 and 10, at a residence in the 2200 block of Marine Street. The victims told police they knew the suspect. The child, who lives in the 1100 block of East Donald Street, was also charged with criminal mischief for causing some $100 in damage to a window at the residence on Marine Street. ELKHARTMiddlebury man dies in apartment A Middlebury man died early Saturday in an apartment in Elkhart. At 4:24 a.m., Elkhart police and emergency medical technicians were called to 1740 Chestnut Court, Apt. C, on a report of an unconscious and unresponsive man. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Police identified him as Jason Smith, 27, of Middlebury. The Elkhart homicide unit was called in to investigate and several people were being interviewed, police said Saturday night.